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Archived News Calendar of Upcoming Events
November 14, 2007
McMicken Heights Community Club gives $150,000 Endowment
to the Highline Schools Foundation
Burien, WA – The McMicken Heights Community Club recently gave $150,000 to the Highline Schools Foundation to start an endowment benefiting Highline students in the SeaTac area. The Club was a neighborhood improvement group in existence for almost 60 years with over 600 members at one point. The Club recently decided to disband and sold the clubhouse that they had built with their own hands. They distributed $600,000 to local school organizations including the Highline Schools Foundation, Puget Sound Skills Center and Seattle Christian School Foundation.
The Highline School’s Foundation will use the endowment funds for the benefit of the students at McMicken Heights Elementary School and potentially for college scholarships to selected students in the SeaTac area. “We are extremely grateful to the McMicken Heights Community Club for giving this endowment to the Foundation,” said Dawn Elwell, Executive Director. “It represents the gifts of so many people in the McMicken Heights community and Highline students will benefit from this legacy for years to come.”
The Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence was established in 2001. With a mission “To develop community resources to help students succeed”, the Foundation is the only 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization supporting all Highline public schools. The Foundation supports academic achievement, classroom grants, scholarships, and the arts.
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November 8, 2007
Highline Schools Foundation adopts six more schools!
Burien, WA – In surprise presentations, the Highline Schools Foundation recently adopted six elementary schools, giving the teachers in each classroom $100 to spend towards needed supplies.Since its inception in 2001, the Foundation has given over $77,000 to teachers in its Adopt-A-Classroom program and has committed to adopting every classroom in the Highline Schools District. This fall, classrooms were adopted at Bow Lake, Cedarhurst, Beverly Park, Parkside, Madrona and Mount View Elementary schools.
As one Parkside Elementary school teacher said, “I have taught for 27 years and this was a surprise and such a wonderful feeling of appreciation! You really made my year with this gesture.”
Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence was established in 2001. With a mission “To develop community resources to help students succeed”, the Foundation is the only 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization supporting all Highline public schools. The Foundation supports academic achievement, classroom grants, scholarships, and the arts.
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September 28, 2007
Saint-Gobain Containers gives $5,000 to Highline Schools Foundation
Burien, WA – At the Foundation’s board meeting on September 27, 2007 Saint-Gobain Containers gave $5,000 to the Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence. This money will be used towards the funding of Excel Grants, which are one-time grants given to teachers in the Highline School District for special classroom projects that enhance their students learning. “We are extremely grateful to Saint-Gobain Containers for their ongoing support of the Highline Schools Foundation,” said Executive Director, Dawn Elwell. “Saint-Gobain recognizes that strong schools are essential for creating excellent future employees and for building strong communities.”
Saint-Gobain is a leading producer of glass packaging for the food and beverage industries. They have over 4,000 employees and 14 plants in North America, including one in South Seattle.
The Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence was established in 2001. With a mission “To develop community resources to help students succeed”, the Foundation is the only 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization supporting all Highline public schools. The Foundation supports academic achievement, classroom grants, scholarships, and the arts.
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August, 2007
Highline Schools Foundation & local businesses greet new teachers
Burien, WA – The Highline Schools Foundation recently greeted over 100 new teachers to the Highline School District with ‘welcome boxes’ filled with coupons and merchandise from local businesses. On their last day of new teacher orientation, after being welcomed by various school administrators, elected officials and Foundation Trustees teachers were given these boxes during a surprise presentation.
Participating businesses and community members were: Available Personnel, Banana Pages, Barnes & Noble, BBC Dodge, Ben Bridge Jeweler, Boxmaker, Countrywide Home Loan, Curves for Women, Dave Bush of Windermere Real Estate, DAWN, Gilbert Family Dentistry, HAAS Foundation, Highline Medical Center, Highline YMCA, Ivar’s, Jenny Southard, Marine View Florist, Museum of Flight, N&R Texaco & Automotive, Page 2 Books, Ron Altier, State Farm- Brett Bakken, Burien, SW King County Chamber of Commerce, Tuman Homes and Westfied Shopping Town Southcenter.
Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence was established in 2001. With a mission “To develop community resources to help students succeed”, the Foundation is the only 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization supporting all Highline public schools. The Foundation supports academic achievement, classroom grants, scholarships, and the arts.
